Netflix has confirmed the release date for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's highly-anticipated documentary. The streaming service has announced the limited series, called Harry & Meghan, will be landing on the platform later this week.
It comes after Netflix dropped two one-minute long-trailers for the docu-series. In the first Meghan appeared to be crying with her head in her hands as Harry could be heard saying: "No-one sees what's happening behind closed doors." The trailer also featured pictures of the royal couple growing up, and of their relationship, including a picture of Harry playing guitar for Meghan and several selfies and pictures of the two together in private. You can read more on this here.
In the second, Harry narrated as he reflected on how things have changed. "It's really hard to look back on it now and go 'What on earth happened?'" he says, adding: "There's a hierarchy of the family, you know, there’s leaking, but there’s also planting of stories." A video of the Royal Family standing on the Buckingham Palace balcony is then shown before paparazzi are seen taking snaps. You can read more on the second clip here.
The documentary, which is told from the couple's perspective, will take an in-depth look at the couple's relationship and life in the public eye, as well as their decision to step back from their roles within the Royal Family. But when is Meghan and Harry on Netflix, and how many episodes are there? Here's everything you need to know.
Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary release date
Netflix has confirmed volume one will hit the platform on Thursday, December 8. Meanwhile. volume two will be released a week later on Thursday, December 15.
How many episodes of Harry & Meghan are there?
The docu-series is made up of six episodes and will explore "the clandestine days of their early courtship and the challenges that led to them feeling forced to step back from their full-time roles in the institution."
The first three will drop in volume one and the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes will be available when volume two drops next week.
What is Harry & Meghan on Netflix about?
A synopsis from Netflix reads: "In an unprecedented and in-depth documentary series, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex share the other side of their high-profile love story. Across six episodes, the series explores the clandestine days of their early courtship and the challenges that led to them feeling forced to step back from their full-time roles in the institution.
"With commentary from friends and family, most of whom have never spoken publicly before about what they witnessed, and historians who discuss the state of the British Commonwealth today and the royal family’s relationship with the press, the series does more than illuminate one couple’s love story, it paints a picture of our world and how we treat each other.
"From the critically-acclaimed, two-time Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning director Liz Garbus, Harry & Meghan is a never-before-seen look at one of the most-discussed couples in history." For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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